Cadastral procedure

A site layout plan is a plan for subdividing an area, designated in the city plan as a building block, into plots. A site layout plan can be compiled separately or as part of the city plan. The plots planned are set as real estates with the help of the plot subdivision procedure.

The site layout plan is compiled at the land-owner's request, or whenever deemed necessary.

Site layout plan is applied on an e-form (below). Compiling a site layout plan from application to approval takes 2-3 months.

A plot refers to an independent real estate, located in the city-plan area and entered in the cadastre, that is, cadastral registry.

As a general rule, a plot is subdivided upon the landowner's application. Subdivision is applied for on an e-form (below). When the sold acreage covers plot subdivision, no separate application for plot subdivision is required. In urgent cases, to speed the beginning of plot subdivision, submit a separate application with the written consent of all parties concerned.

The parties concerned are informed of the time of the cadastral meeting. Before the meeting, the boundaries of the plot are marked on the terrain. In addition, easements can be set and removed during the cadastral meeting. The minutes of the meeting and a map are drawn.

The person applying for cadastral procedure is responsible for the costs arising from the plot subdivision. The costs vary, depending on the size of the plot and on the permitted building volume compliant with the city plan. In Vantaa, plot subdivisions take from 2 to 3 months (from application for plot subdivision to plot registration).

The National Land Survey is responsible for building sites outside the city plan.

It is possible to set as an easement, in the area of another real estate, a permanent right to place water, sewage, electrical conduits, for instance, for the purposes of a road, car maintenance and parking places, water distribution, etc. The real-estate easement is set in a separate easement survey or in connection with the cadastral procedure.

If the mark signifying the boundary of the plot is lost or if there is dispute or unclarity concerning its place, a property-definition procedure can be initiated by the landowner's written application. The boundary is defined in a property-definition procedure, which lasts for 2-3 months.

A street or park area compliant with the city plan is turned into a real estate by means of a public-area subdivision procedure, carried out upon application by the city or the landowner. The city confirms the costs from the subdivision.